The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Qatar:
The State of Qatar is a sovereign Arab emirate located in Southwest Asia on the Qatari Peninsula protruding from the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula.[1] It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south; otherwise the Persian Gulf surrounds the state.
General reference
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- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Qatar
- Official English country name: The State of Qatar
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Qatari
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Qatar
- International rankings of Qatar
- ISO country codes: QA, QAT, 634
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:QA
- Internet country code top-level domain: .qa
Geography of Qatar
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- Qatar is: a country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Middle East
- Time zone: UTC+03
- Extreme points of Qatar
- High: Qurayn Abu al Bawl 103 m (338 ft)
- Low: Persian Gulf 0 m
- Land boundaries:
Saudi Arabia 60 km - Coastline: Persian Gulf 563 km
- Population of Qatar: 2,174,035 - 142nd most populous country
- Area of Qatar: 11,437 km2
- Atlas of Qatar
Environment of Qatar
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- Climate of Qatar
- Renewable energy in Qatar
- Geology of Qatar
- Natural gas in Qatar
- Protected areas of Qatar
- Wildlife of Qatar
Natural geographic features of Qatar
[edit]- Islands of Qatar
- Lakes of Qatar
- Mountains of Qatar: None
- Rivers of Qatar
- Valleys of Qatar
- World Heritage Sites in Qatar: None
Regions of Qatar
[edit]Ecoregions of Qatar
[edit]Administrative divisions of Qatar
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Administrative divisions of Qatar
Municipalities of Qatar
[edit]- Capital of Qatar: Doha
- Cities of Qatar
Demography of Qatar
[edit]Government and politics of Qatar
[edit]Branches of the government of Qatar
[edit]Executive branch of the government of Qatar
[edit]- Head of state: Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Qatar,
- Cabinet of Qatar
Legislative branch of the government of Qatar
[edit]Judicial branch of the government of Qatar
[edit]Foreign relations of Qatar
[edit]- Diplomatic missions in Qatar
- Diplomatic missions of Qatar
- Qatar Fund for Development
- Qatari foreign aid
International organization membership
[edit]The State of Qatar is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Qatar
[edit]Military of Qatar
[edit]- Command
- Forces
- Military history of Qatar
- Military ranks of Qatar
Local government in Qatar
[edit]History of Qatar
[edit]History of Qatar, by subject
[edit]Culture of Qatar
[edit]- Architecture of Qatar
- Cuisine of Qatar
- Festivals in Qatar
- Languages of Qatar
- Media of Qatar
- National symbols of Qatar
- People of Qatar
- Prostitution in Qatar
- Public holidays in Qatar
- Records of Qatar
- Religion in Qatar
- World Heritage Sites in Qatar: Zubarah
Art in Qatar
[edit]- Art in Qatar
- Cinema of Qatar
- Literature of Qatar
- Music of Qatar
- Qatari folklore
- Television in Qatar
- Theatre in Qatar
Sport in Qatar
[edit]Economy and infrastructure of Qatar
[edit]- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 60th (sixtieth)
- Agriculture in Qatar
- Communications in Qatar
- Companies of Qatar
- Currency of Qatar: Riyal
- ISO 4217: QAR
- Energy in Qatar
- Financial services in Qatar
- Healthcare in Qatar
- Mining in Qatar
- Tourism in Qatar
- Transport in Qatar
- Water supply and sanitation in Qatar
Education in Qatar
[edit]- List of schools in Qatar
- List of universities and colleges in Qatar
- The Supreme Education Council
- Ministry of Education
See also
[edit]- Qatar
- List of international rankings
- List of Qatar-related topics
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Asia
- Outline of geography
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Qatar". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
